Hello everyone. I did search for this answer and I did see some approximations, but I wasn't able to find an exact answer. Please send me a link if there is one, or I am very interested in hearing your explanation here.
In these two sentences, the article is necessary in one instance, but not in the other. Is there a formal explanation?
- Me gusta estudiar música. (no 'la' article needed for 'música')
- Me gusta LA música ('la' article needed)
or any subject matter:
- Me gusta estudiar periodismo.
- Me gusta el periodismo.
Any formal explanation as to why one needs it and the other doesn't? One acts as an object and the other a noun? One is specific and the other isn't? I'm not convinced by these explanations entirely.
Thank you in advance! Gustavo Lovato